FNUS75 KABQ 102105
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED FERN...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
305 PM MDT THU JUN 10 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO
THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE LOWERING SOME. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONGER
BREEZES EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SOME AND THIS
WILL LEAD TOWARDS A SLIGHT RISE IN HUMIDITY. HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY BE POOR TONIGHT WITH CONTINUED WARM
TEMPERATURES.

NOTE: NOT SURE WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THE NORTHEAST WINDS LISTED ON
THE OBSERVATION. MOST OF THE SITES IN THE AREA ARE SHOWING
WEST/SOUTHWEST SO PERHAPS SOME SORT OF TERRAIN INFLUENCE. WILL
BE DEPICTING A WEST/SOUTHWEST WIND WITHIN THE FORECAST.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INCREASING MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
                       THUS EVENTUALLY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                       A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A VIRGA SHOWER OR DRY
                       THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 23 TO 29 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/283500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INITIALLY PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORM AND/OR VIRGA
                       SHOWER. THEN DECREASING CLOUDS AND
                       BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH
                       DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH BETWEEN 2030
                       TO 2130. GUSTS IN THE 20S THROUGH EARLY
                       EVENING. GUSTS IN THE TEENS DURING THE
                       OVERNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED
                       VIRGA LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH
                       INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO
                       32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/247000 KNOT-FT.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

FORECASTER...50

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REQUESTED BY...MATT PENA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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